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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
司馬 司马 see styles |
sī mǎ si1 ma3 ssu ma shime しめ |
More info & calligraphy: Sima(hist) (See 六卿) Minister of War (Zhou dynasty China); (given name) Shime |
四摩 see styles |
sì mó si4 mo2 ssu mo shima |
(四摩室) sīmā. A boundary, a separate dwelling, or dwellings (for monks and; or visitors). |
類篇 类篇 see styles |
lèi piān lei4 pian1 lei p`ien lei pien |
Leipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] et al in 11th century |
司馬光 司马光 see styles |
sī mǎ guāng si1 ma3 guang1 ssu ma kuang shibakou / shibako しばこう |
Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴 (person) Sima Guang (1019-1086) |
司馬懿 司马懿 see styles |
sī mǎ yì si1 ma3 yi4 ssu ma i |
Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty |
司馬昭 司马昭 see styles |
sī mǎ zhāo si1 ma3 zhao1 ssu ma chao |
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] |
司馬法 司马法 see styles |
sī mǎ fǎ si1 ma3 fa3 ssu ma fa |
“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1] |
司馬炎 司马炎 see styles |
sī mǎ yán si1 ma3 yan2 ssu ma yen |
Sima Yan (236-290), founder and first emperor (265-290) of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4], posomethingumous name 晉武帝|晋武帝[Jin4 Wu3di4] |
司馬談 司马谈 see styles |
sī mǎ tán si1 ma3 tan2 ssu ma t`an ssu ma tan |
Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] |
司馬遷 司马迁 see styles |
sī mǎ qiān si1 ma3 qian1 ssu ma ch`ien ssu ma chien shibasen しばせん |
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography (person) Sima Qian (historian of early Han dynasty) |
太史公 see styles |
tài shǐ gōng tai4 shi3 gong1 t`ai shih kung tai shih kung |
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4] |
矽鎂層 矽镁层 see styles |
xī měi céng xi1 mei3 ceng2 hsi mei ts`eng hsi mei tseng |
sima (geology); silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust |
紀傳體 纪传体 see styles |
jì zhuàn tǐ ji4 zhuan4 ti3 chi chuan t`i chi chuan ti |
history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian |
三馬同槽 三马同槽 see styles |
sān mǎ tóng cáo san1 ma3 tong2 cao2 san ma t`ung ts`ao san ma tung tsao |
three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof |
司馬承幀 司马承帧 see styles |
sī mǎ chéng zhēn si1 ma3 cheng2 zhen1 ssu ma ch`eng chen ssu ma cheng chen |
Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty |
司馬穰苴 司马穰苴 see styles |
sī mǎ ráng jū si1 ma3 rang2 ju1 ssu ma jang chü |
Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
武經七書 武经七书 see styles |
wǔ jīng qī shū wu3 jing1 qi1 shu1 wu ching ch`i shu wu ching chi shu |
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4] |
資治通鑒 资治通鉴 see styles |
zī zhì tōng jiàn zi1 zhi4 tong1 jian4 tzu chih t`ung chien tzu chih tung chien |
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls |
馬工枚速 马工枚速 see styles |
mǎ gōng méi sù ma3 gong1 mei2 su4 ma kung mei su |
Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom); to each his good points |
小川小抹香 see styles |
ogawakomakkou; ogawakomakkou / ogawakomakko; ogawakomakko おがわこまっこう; オガワコマッコウ |
(kana only) dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) |
オガワコマッコウ see styles |
ogawakomakkou / ogawakomakko オガワコマッコウ |
(kana only) dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) |
司馬昭之心路人皆知 司马昭之心路人皆知 see styles |
sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī si1 ma3 zhao1 zhi1 xin1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 ssu ma chao chih hsin lu jen chieh chih |
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom); fig. an open secret |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Sima | シーマ | shiima / shima | ||
Sima | 司馬 司马 | sī mǎ / si1 ma3 / si ma / sima | ssu ma / ssuma | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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